Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-07

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Asoa.saH1en, and Indignation Tor a
few eeos.s saa.el his companion 5
ii4 let:
Flow a9e You insult me by such
,ar4.a, she ar.Ar forth. How dGre
!, 3a ai.;,'esa -1a!t iaa@ua@e 10 me?"
i; re aas :na right my love and
aae e :..s.-s.,l 81 il give" he said,
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Il deny Your right either to insult
or love me, Isabel said Indignantly,
as tears of modification sprang To her
eyes.
"Why have you allowed me to visit
you for six months daily? You can
not afford much Indignation if | hare
misunderstood YOU Peream would
see the ridiculous side Of it, YOU
know"
'.PeyeGm?"
Have yon supposed Peream had It's
eyes shut?" he asked, angrily but,
pshaw! its ridiculous if YOU pretend
not to know that our names are to-
gether in every mouth in the town
The fact that no letters have come re-
Gently with an Elko postmark has
added TO the interest.
Isabel stood silent. Her power of
speech seemed to have forsaken her
At length she said, in a strained, I'M
natural tone:
'.Do you really mean it? ] should
least have expected this from you,
Robert Stanopc." she concluded. turn
ing suddenly toward him.
why from me?" the young man
said quickly. ''Do / not love YOU?
Was it for me to dictate the proprie-
ties TO Mrs. Stuart?' he said mock
ingly. ooh, Isabel, why did / give
you up?' his tone suddenly changed
10 pleading one. Il feel senseless
with agony in the thought OF parting
from you. How can 90? You cared
for me once You do care"
Il despise you!' she burst forth in
angry indignation. Il must greatly
have descended since YOU dare to adj
dress rue thus. Perhaps owe this to
some of Pcream's scandal loving
tongues 1t may be that to them,
too, ! owe the loss of my one chief
joy, my husbands letters. 1t is true |
no longer receive them. | may never
see him again, cannot tell how far
the poison is buried, but can tell YOU
that John Stuart though dead to me
perhaps, has all the love of his wife's
individual heart.
As Mrs. Stuart said good-by to her
guests that evening she announced, in
IN incidental, careless fashion, that
she was saying good-by for Il longer
space than usual; she would start the
next day but one for Nevada. She
was tired of her widowhood, and since
her husband had not come to her she
had resolved to 20 to him. Day was
breaking I'M the east when the last car
riage rolled away, and Isabel, feeling
heavy of heart yet firm in her new re-
solve, paused for moment over the
dying hall fire before beginning her
busy day Of preparation.
Suddenly Il deep, strange, yet famil-
iar voice broke the stiffness, and pair
VI StIOiS allhs we're tTottllu HcI, Us
their owner said:
Thank God. can ut last claim my
wife. reached Peream yesterday. |
could not endure it longer without See
ing you, yet should have gone back
undiscovered but for your sweet con
fcssion in the conservatory last night
my darling. How can bear the
delight of feeling that my wife really
loves me! My little grass-widow, who
never shall be one any Isabel
have you Il word of greeting for me?
And will You forgive me for caves
dropping? | had only meant TO see
YOU and go away again. could not
retreat, and was obliged to hear what
alone could have given me permission
TO claim my wife!